(Oct. 26, 2011) - Thomas Jefferson University Hospital surgeons have found that a carefully-selected surgical care check list of 12 measures reduced Whipple procedure wound infections by nearly 50 ...

The Whipple Procedure is a surgical procedure to remove a pancreatic tumor and some of the normal tissue around it.Experts said it's a difficult to do, but it can offer patients with pancreatic cancer ...

The team from Addenbrooke’s Hospital performed a pancreaticoduodenectomy, more commonly known as the Whipple’s procedure. | ...

This History Maker article was written by the coauthors in collaboration with Dr. John Cameron and is based on several detailed discussions with Dr. Cameron. The paper focuses on Dr. Cameron's ...

An Addenbrooke’s team has completed the most complex robotic procedure since the introduction of robot-assisted surgery at ...

Thomas Jefferson University Hospital surgeons found a 49 percent reduction in wound infections among patients who underwent Whipple procedures with a surgical care checklist compared to patients ...

Robot-assisted pancreaticoduodenectomy (RPD) showed short-term advantages over open pancreaticoduodenectomy (OPD) -- better known as the Whipple procedure – but only after surgeons had successfully ...

MAJOR STEP IN CANCER TREATMENT. FOR THE FIRST TIME, DOCTORS WERE ABLE TO COMPLETE A MINIMALLY INVASIVE CANCER SURGERY WITH HELP FROM A ROBOTIC SURGICAL PLATFORM. JOINING US THIS MORNING TO TALK ABOUT ...

RANCHO SANTA MARGARITA, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--New clinical evidence demonstrates the value of Applied Medical’s Alexis wound protector/retractor in pancreaticoduodenectomy (PD) procedures, also ...

Hamad Medical Corporation (HMC) has introduced robotic Whipple surgery for the first time in Qatar, marking a significant advancement in surgical services and the treatment of complex pancreatic ...